University of Chicago Press

Intelligently illustrated by carefully chosen photos, contemporary cartoons and playbills, and the odd musical example, Paris Blues throws valuable new light on a still contested area of jazz... — London Jazz More…

Before analyzing each work, Steinbeck traces its genesis in a detailed monograph, illustrating the context in which it was born and the biography of the protagonists. (...) The result is a seminal... — All About Jazz More…

An important contribution. . . Sites draws on an impressive number of disciplines to ground Ra's spacebound theatrics in material history. . . . He cites work from urban studies, African American... — The Wire More…

In many ways the story of Alligator Records is the story of the blues over the last fifty years. Bitten by the Blues is the saga of Alligator Records through the eyes of the one person who knows... — Living Blues More…